Data collection

(a) In general On the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation and collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall collect and maintain the following information: (1) Of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— (A) the number and percentage who are parents of a child who is in the United States; and (B) the number and percentage who are parents of a child involved in the child welfare system in the United States. (2) For the preceding 180-day period— (A) the number of parents of a child in the United States who have been apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and released; and (B) of the number of individuals released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during such period, the percentage who are such parents. (3) The number of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are parents of a child involved in the child welfare system in the United States, and the percentage of such individuals among all individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are parents. (4) The number of individuals who are parents of a child involved in the child welfare system in the United States who have been released from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the percentage of such individuals among all individuals who are parents and have been released from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (5) The number of parents subject to a final order of removal who have elected to take their child with them to the country of removal, and the percentage of such parents among all parents with children who are subject to removal orders. (6) The number of parents subject to a final order of removal who have elected to leave their child in the United States, and the percentage of such parents among all parents with children who are subject to removal orders. (7) The number of personnel who have received training on the parental rights of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the titles of such personnel, and the percentage of such personnel among all field staff of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (8) The average number of visits a detained parent receives from his or her child during a 180-day period. (9) The average and median distance between a detention facility housing detainee parents and the domicile of the children of such parents. (10) The number of transfers, if any, to different detention facilities a parent experienced, including the distance of the facility from the site of the enforcement action. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report that contains the information collected under subsection (a) for the preceding 180-day period to— (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives. (2) Initial report The initial report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed summary of the initial efforts of the Secretary to fulfill the obligations under this Act, including a description of the manner in which the Secretary plans to establish or integrate data collection and storage protocols related to this Act. (3) Subsequent reports Each subsequent report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) the number of employees of the Department, coordinating entities, and detention facilities provided annual training under section 7; and (B) the number of new employees of the Department, coordinating entities, and detention facilities who have been provided an initial training under that section. (c) Public availability The Secretary shall make the report required by subsection (b) available to the public on a website of the Department. (d) Methods In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that— (1) the methods for collecting information are consistent from year to year so as to enable the tracking of trends across years; and (2) personally identifiable information is protected.